Summer Nights, through a Lens
Take advantage of the extended dusk and cooler air of late summer evenings to explore the magic of twilight — there’s always something to be found on a summer evening stroll. As the sun sets, you’ll capture fleeting moments when clouds remain illuminated, and the exaggerated shadows of daylight give way to those cast by streetlights. Pockets of artificial light creating a tableaux against inky darkness, while deep hues of orange and pink blend with the greens and yellows of storefronts and signs. The energy of human nightlife contrasts with the quiet, reflective corners preparing to sleep. Each week, Kai will provide photographic prompts, share inspiring work (including Robert Adams’s Summer Nights, Walking), offer technical guidance on harnessing this unique light, and give personalized feedback on the work created during class.
Kai McBride is a photographer, musician, teacher, and avid cyclist who recently uprooted from Brooklyn to sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico. He spent the last ten years teaching photography and managing the photo facilities at Columbia University, his alma mater, where he received an MFA in 2008.
Born on the island of Kauai in 1972, by his 18th birthday Kai had lived in California, Oregon, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Texas, Oahu, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. He sharpened his powers of observation while adjusting to life between suburban ranch-style homes, cabins with no running water, and a 20-foot teepee in the field of a commune.
His photographs have been exhibited in museum and gallery exhibitions, and are held in public and private collections. His first monograph, About Face: Picturing Tampa, was published by SPQR Editions in Fall 2016.
Kai teaches black and white photography, photobooks, and more for StrudelmediaLive.
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